Verstappen and Hamilton famously went head-to-head for the 2📖021 title.

Since then, the pair have had contrasting fortunes, with Verstappen running away wit♏h two more titles, while Hamilton has remained winless since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Croft thinks if Verstappen and Hamilton duel🎀 it out again for a world championship then the Red Bull driver might have to adjust his approach.

“I don’t th🍷ink Max is a dirty driver,” he said. “I think, at one stage, he was, in the early part of his career, overly aggressive at times,” he said. But I think he’s finessed that a little bit now.

“What I do think is, the day we get Lewis and Max racing wheel to wheel again and – let’s face it, that was one hell of a season –ꩲ when we get that, Max might just change his driving style just a little bit more, because he knows how good Lewis is.”

Croft is hopeful Mercedes can get their act together and give Hamilton a car capable of challenging Verstappen and Re🐓d Bull on a regular basis in 2024.

“Lewis is a seven-time F1 World Champion, and he knows that he’s got 🅺to get his elbows out just a little bit,” Croft a🅠dded.

“I think Lewis knows he’s got toಞ get his elbows out a little bit with Max as well. That’s why it’s proper box office.

“So my real hope for this year is that we actually get a Mercede🍃s car that is a bit more on par with the Red Bull car.”